Downer
Leading provider of integrated services across Australia and New Zealand, delivering infrastructure solutions.
JC4S Branch Commercial Manager - Permanent Opportunities
Manage Defence procurement contracts, ensuring compliance with Commonwealth rules.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Author and review strategic procurement and contracting documentation using ASDEFCON suite. • Provide commercial advice for sensitive reports, submissions, and related documents. • Analyse procurement risks and develop mitigation strategies for contract performance. • Translate and apply legal, legislative, and policy compliance obligations. • Coordinate procurement advice, assistance, and services to manage ethics and probity. • Deliver complex procurement activities, including solicitation documents and market evaluations. • Develop contracting correspondence such as change proposals and commercially sensitive reports.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸procurement docs
- ▸commercial advice
- ▸risk analysis
- ▸compliance
- ▸ethics management
- ▸solicitation docs
What You Bring
The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and Defence procurement policies, experience delivering complex procurement activities, and the ability to develop solicitation documents and evaluate market responses. An understanding of the Foreign Military Sales process, experience drafting commercially sensitive reports, and a current Negative Vetting 1 security clearance (or higher) are required, with possible ITAR compliance. • Demonstrate strong knowledge of Commonwealth Procurement Rules and Defence procurement policies. • Understand Foreign Military Sales process and associated risks and constraints. • Maintain a current Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) security clearance or higher; comply with ITAR when required.
Requirements
- ▸procurement rules
- ▸foreign military
- ▸nv1 clearance
- ▸itar
- ▸complex procurement
Benefits
At Downer Professional Services we are dedicated to shaping the future of Australian defence as the nation’s only sovereign prime. Our purpose‑driven culture focuses on delivering critical projects that protect Australia while offering meaningful career growth. Employees enjoy meaningful work on critical defence projects, professional development through career mapping and learning programs, a range of perks such as discounts on healthcare and retail, and veteran support including up to 20 days of Reservist Leave. Downer Group is an equal‑opportunity employer that embraces diversity and inclusion. • Access professional development, career mapping, learning programs, and employee perks.
Work Environment
Onsite